LESSONS LEARNT ON SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA

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LESSONS LEARNT ON SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
IN AFRICA

• Godwin Kowero
• The African Forest Research Network (AFORNET)
• The African Academy of Sciences
• Nairobi, Kenya.

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LESSONS LEARNT ON SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
IN AFRICA

• A joint initiative of the African Forest Research
  Network at the African Academy of Sciences,
• The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture
  Forestry (KSLA), and
• The FAO Forestry Department
• Funded by Sida

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Context

• There is considerable experience and information
  on managing forest resources in Africa.
• No systematic and unbiased analyses or syntheses
  done to derive positive and negative lessons to
  guide the transfer of positive lessons to larger
  areas, more people and other countries.
• Effectiveness of African participation in
  international forestry processes is questionable.

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Study objectives

• To analyse and establish positive and negative
  lessons from various projects, initiatives and
  programmes.
• To analyse and establish economic, ecological,
  social and other conditions necessary for
  successes
• Based on the analyses, to identify most urgent
  issues and concerns for Africa to give priority
  for example in international processes.

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Studies carried out

• An overview of African forests and forestry
• What shapes forest practice in Africa
• Participation of Africa in international forestry
  processes
• State of forest research
• State of forest education
• Forest administration and related institutional
  arrangements
• Forest plantations

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Studies carried out cont.

• Community-based forest management
• Rain forest management for wood production in
  West and Central Africa
• 10. Forest management for non-wood forest
  products and services
• Forest-livestock interactions
• Development of wood-based industries
• Trade and marketing of non-wood forest products

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Studies carried out cont.

• 14. Lessons from Swedish forestry in the last 150
  years
• 15. Producer cooperatives as a tool for
  developing small-scale forestry in Sweden
• 16. Lessons Asian forestry
• 17. Lessons from Latin American forestry
• 18. Forest certification
• Agroforestry programme in Kenya, Tanzania and
  Uganda (Vi project)
• Land/tree tenure systems in Ethiopia

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Outputs

• Documented case studies providing lessons from
  various aspects of forest management.
• 2. Strategies on how to extend positive lessons
  on SFM in Africa.
• 3. A synthesis report extracting key issues and
  findings from the background papers and
  discussion
• 4. Enhanced African participation in the
  international forest-related processes and
  initiatives

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Outputs cont
5. Short reports on thematic topics 6. Policy
briefs on selected issues.
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Second phase of the project 2005 to 2007

• Objectives
• To facilitate the establishment of an African
  Forest Forum.
• The Forum will provide an independent analysis,
  advocacy and advisory services to regional and
  national forest policy makers and to other
  relevant forest stakeholder institutions inside
  and outside Africa.

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Second phase of the project 2005 to 2007

• Objectives cont.
• 2. To disseminate and facilitate the uptake of
  findings and recommendations.
• These will be disseminated to national, regional
  and international stake-holders, through
• sub-regional seminars (4),
• publications,
• policy briefs,
• exchange visits, and
• training courses.

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Second phase of the project 2005 to 2007

• Objectives cont.
• 3. To assist national and regional stakeholders
  to develop priority activities.
• AFORNET will provide technical support to
  national and regional institutions and other
  bodies in developing and initiating priority
  activities that address key recommendations from
  the first phase

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Expected outputs

• 1. An independent and objective African Forest
  Forum (or network) with a membership of at least
  200 senior African forest actors.
• 2. An improved capacity for Africa to participate
  effectively in international and regional
  forestry processes.

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Expected outputs cont.

• 3. Increased awareness and understanding among
  national and regional actors of opportunities and
  constraints in achieving sustainable management,
  use, and conservation of African forest and tree
  resources.
• 4. About 20 fully developed proposals for
  projects and/or activities in support of the
  implementation of recommendations from the first
  phase of the project.

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• Thank You